News & Events Firm and Individual Honors Go Back Simpson Thacher Named “Private Equity Team of the Year” at IFLR Americas Awards 05.20.22 This is only gets display when printing Simpson Thacher was named “Private Equity Team of the Year” at the 2022 IFLR Americas Awards. The Firm was recognized for its work advising leading private equity sponsors on some of the most significant deals of the last year, including KKR in its acquisition of Telefónica Chile’s wholesale fiber optic network, The Bountiful Company in its acquisition by Nestlé, and a consortium led by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman in the blockbuster majority investment in Medline Industries, Inc. The Firm was also honored for its work on the acquisition of Aenza S.A.A. by IG4 Capital, which was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year.” The IFLR Americas Awards honor the region’s most legally innovative cross-border transactions of the year, as well as the teams and firms behind them. To see the full list of winners, click here (subscription required). Team and Contacts Elizabeth Cooper Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-3407 Marni Lerner Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-3443 Juan Méndez Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-2579 Eric Swedenburg Partner [email protected] +1-212-455-2225 Related Insights 07.02.24 | Publications Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Regulatory Decisions 07.02.24 | Simpson Thacher in the News Heidi Mayon and David Azarkh Quoted in Law360 on Midyear Outlook for Capital Markets 07.02.24 | Matter Highlights Freedom Mortgage Completes $650 Million Notes Offering Related Services Related Practice Areas Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Latin America